Douglas M. Fraleigh and Joseph S. Tuman, Freedom of Speech in the Marketplace of Ideas. New York: St. Martin's, 1997. Designed for both classroom use and general reading, this text provides a thorough introduction to the issue of free speech.

Nat Hentoff, The First Freedom: The Tumultuous History of Free Speech in America. New York: Delacorte, 1988. The columnist for the Village Voice and the Washington Times brings to life famous free speech controversies from colonial times to the present.

J. Anthony Miller, Texas v. Johnson the Flag Burning Case. Springfield, NJ: Enslow, 1997. A detailed account of the title case as well as the history of flag-related legislation and Supreme Court decisions about freedom of expression.

Elaine Pascoe, Freedom of Expression: The Right to Speak Out in America. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook, 1992. A survey of censorship for young adults that includes many valuable quotes from Supreme Court...